Duoprinting Chlorophyll cards

 Duoprinting chlorophyll cards

Here are pictures of my latest cards from my duoprinting chlorophyll fun. 

All the sayings are from Altenew stamp company.

To get instructions look back here for video, too.  If you type duoprinting chlorophyll in search bar you will see lots of posts.

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Video - More Duoprinting with Chlorophyll

 More Duoprinting with Chlorophyll and video

I tell you once you start making prints with this technique, you can't stop!  Or maybe it's just me that can't stop!  I did this technique back in 2017 ... that's six years ago.  Scroll down to see video in this post or go duoprinting w/chlorophyll video on my you tube channel.

                                               stamps used:  MFP stamp co. for the sayings

The main thing is take a walk to pick leaves off trees, and ferns. Even herbs will print.  If you look at the cards in the second pic ... those blotches of green are dill.  

basic instructions:

1.  fold a piece of copy paper in half - open it up.

2.  cut two pieces of cardstock (I did 4 1/4" x 5 1/2") - place one of them inside the copy paper.

3.  place your leaves or herbs or any combination on cardstock.

4.  place another piece of cardstock on top of leaves/herbs.

5.  fold the copy paper over the two pieces of cardstock with the leaves/herbs sandwiched inside them.

6.  run them through Big Kick (whatever machine you own).

7.  peel the two pieces of cardstock apart and VIOLA!  beautiful nature cards.

Thanks for stopping by.  Come back again soon, and if you try this technique show me your cards.

Duoprinting with Chlorophyll cards

 Duoprinting with Chlorophyll

This is a unique technique, where you press leaves, and ferns between two pieces of cardstock.  I used my Big Kick to press the leaves, and ferns.

stamps used:  Unity stamp co. and Altenew stamp co. for sayings

basic instructions for duoprinting with chlorophyll:

1.  fold a piece of copy paper in half - open it up.

2.  cut two pieces of cardstock (I did 4 1/4" x 5 1/2") - place one of them inside the copy paper.

3.  place your leaves, or herbs, or any combination on cardstock.

4.  place another piece of cardstock on top of leaves/herbs.

5.  fold the copy paper over the two pieces of cardstock with the leaves/herbs sandwiched inside them.

These are just a few of the prints I made with all the leaves, and ferns I collected outside.

6.  run them through Big Kick (whatever machine you own).

7.  peel the two pieces of cardstock apart and VIOLA!  beautiful nature cards.

Just know that different leaves/herbs react different to the pressing, so you never know what it will look like till you peel them apart.

I also did this technique with envelopes to match the cards.

 You get a positive and negative ... two for the price of one.

go make art with nature! Take a look here in this post from 2017 , here, here, and in this post.

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Last of duoprinting with chlorophyll ... maybe!

stamps used:   Altenew butterflies, words by MFP

O.K. I have probably said this before ... this is the last of duoprinting with chlorophyll but don't think I ever showed these cards.  I took the prints made them into cards then decided they needed something more.  I had stamped and die cut a bunch of Altenew butterflies so I mounted them on the rest of the cards I had duoprinted.  I like the touch of the butterflies, don't you?  BUT don't think this will really be the end of this technique because Fall is coming with the turning of the leaves ... and ... what colors!  I think they will print up wonderfully but time will tell.

you can see more of my duoprinting with chlorophyll at here, here, and here.  

more duoprinting with chlorophyll

stamps used:  Stampin' Up, MFP

Still having fun with duoprinting with chlorophyll!  It is always fun when we can find things around the house or in nature to use with our craft.  The only problem is that when it is so easy to use what is around us it becomes addicting because it doesn't interfere with our budget.  For this technique some leaves work better than others as you can see from the photos.  The top photo is using leaves I got from a friend's house and they worked great.....just don't ask me what the names of them are....I think the ruffle type leaf that looks similar to oak leaf is a chrysanthemum leaf but don't quote me on that.  My friend gave me a baggie full of leaves to take home and try for this technique so have no idea what leaf is what.   The bottom photo has wisteria and lemon balm leaves ... I know that because they are from my yard.  You can look back at this post to see the other samples I made and more information on this technique.  go out in nature and see what you can find to make into art.

Duoprinting with Chlorophyll

This is an addicting technique!!! I'm just saying if you do one ... you do two ... then three ... you get the idea.  It's a simple technique I saw on Splitcoaststampers ... you go outside pick some leaves and herbs then bring them inside (yeah, I know you knew that).  

Let's see if I can explain this simply:

1.  fold a piece of copy paper in half - open it up.

2.  cut two pieces of cardstock (I did 4 1/4" x 5 1/2") - place one of them inside the copy paper.

3.  place your leaves or herbs or any combination on cardstock.

4.  place another piece of cardstock on top of leaves/herbs.

5.  fold the copy paper over the two pieces of cardstock with the leaves/herbs sandwiched inside them.

6.  run them through Big Kick (whatever machine you own).

7.  peel the two pieces of cardstock apart and VIOLA!  beautiful nature cards.

Just know that different leaves/herbs react different to the pressing so you never know what it will look like till you peel them apart.  You get a positive and negative ... two for the price of one.

go make art with nature!